[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29786-29787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13727]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-366-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Filing

May 25, 2001.
    Take notice that on May 16, 2001, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 
22030-0146, filed in Docket No. CP01-366-000 an abbreviated application 
pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Commission's 
Rules and Regulations for a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity authorizing Columbia to abandon by sale certain natural gas 
facilities, designated as the CHEWP System, located in West Virginia 
and Pennsylvania (facilities) and abandonment authorization for the 
various services provided through the facilities to be sold. Further, 
Columbia requests that the Commission determine the facilities be 
exempt from Commission jurisdiction, except in those limited cases 
where incidental deliveries will be made by the buyer to certain Local 
Distribution Companies (LDC's), all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The filing may be viewed at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Columbia states that the facilities have been offered for sale by 
public auction. Additionally, Columbia states that the sale of the 
facilities will be conditioned on the buyer's continued service to the 
current customers under items acceptable to both the buyer and the 
customers. As a result of this condition, Columbia contends that there 
will be no material change to, or interruption in, the services 
currently being provided through the facilities. Columbia is not 
proposing any construction or facility removal in connection with the 
proposed abandonment. Columbia states that it will require the buyer to 
install custody transfer meters at or near points of interconnection 
between Columbia's facilities to be retained and those being sold.
    Columbia states that upon sale and transfer of the facilities to 
the buyer, the facilities will, among other things, continue to be used 
for incidental delivery of gas to LDC customers currently receiving 
service through the facilities. Under the present operating conditions, 
locally produced gas is received into the facilities and transported to 
Columbia's mainline transmission system. The facilities are also used 
to provide service to the LDCs, as well as mainline tap customers. At 
current production rates, Columbia states that the gas supply in 
certain parts of the system is insufficient to meet the demand, 
especially during periods of high demand, such as winter heating 
season. In order to maintain service to those customers, Columbia 
states that it backflows gas from its main transmission system into the 
facilities to satisfy any gas shortfalls. Columbia notes that it is not 
requesting that the Commission issue a limited jurisdiction certificate 
authorizing the buyer's incidental use of the facilities, but that it 
believes such a certificate may be required by the buyer to continue 
such deliveries. Therefore, Columbia is providing such information to 
familiarize the Commission with the operation of the facilities in 
anticipation that the buyer will file an application for such an order.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before June 15, 2001, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in 
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the 
NGA (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be 
considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but 
will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any 
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the Commission's Rules. Any questions regarding the 
application should be directed to V.J. Hamilton, Certificate 
Coordinator, Columbia Gas

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Transmission Corporation, P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 
25325-1273, telephone (304) 357-2297.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    A person obtaining intervenor status will be placed on the service 
list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive 
copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by everyone of the 
intervenors. An intervenor can file for rehearing of any Commission 
order and can petition for court review of any such order. However, an 
intervenor must submit copies of comments or any filing it makes with 
the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as well as 
14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two copies of 
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed 
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of 
environmental documents and will be able to participate in meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all 
documents by other parties or issued by the Commission and will not 
have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final order 
at a federal court.
    The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally, 
whether filed by commenters or those requesting intervenor status.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the NGA and the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held 
without further notice before the Commission or its designee on this 
application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time required 
herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that 
the proposal is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a 
motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission on 
its own motion believes that a formal hearing is required, further 
notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Columbia to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-13727 Filed 5-31-01; 8:45 am]
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